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UNHCR PAYS COURTESY VISIT ON ECOWAS COURT’S NEW LEADERSHIP
UNHCR PAYS COURTESY VISIT ON ECOWAS COURT’S NEW LEADERSHIP
By: Michael Mike
Honourable Justice Ricardo Claúdio Monteiro Gonçalves, new President of the ECOWAS Court, and the new Vice President, Honourable Justice Sengu Mohamed Koroma on 16 October 2024, received a delegation from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) who paid a courtesy visit to the new leadership of the Court.
In his welcome remark, the Honourable President Ricardo Gonçalves expressed the Court’s commitment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UNHCR, highlighting the Court’s preparedness to ensure a productive collaboration. “You can count on the full support of the Court,” the president stated.
Mr Hervé Kuate, Senior Adviser, UNHCR who led the delegation, congratulated the new leadership of the Court and acknowledged the longstanding relationship between both organisations. He expressed the need to build on the partnership under the current MoU with the Court. “We look forward to building on the achievements and exploring new horizons together,” he said.
On his part, the Vice President Sengu Mohamed Koroma, thanked the delegation for the visit and expressed his optimism for a continued and strengthened partnership with the UNHCR. Dr Yaouza Ouro-Sama, Chief Registrar of the Court, who was also present at the meeting provided an update on the implementation of the MOU signed in 2022 to strengthen capacity-building, training, and other areas of collaboration between the two organizations. The Chief Registrar later held a technical meeting with the delegation to draw an action plan for some activities earmarked for implementation under the MoU.
The delegation’s visit marks the first official engagement of the Court’s new leadership, underscoring the Court’s special relationship with the UNHCR.
UNHCR PAYS COURTESY VISIT ON ECOWAS COURT’S NEW LEADERSHIP
Bandits kill two, rustle cattle in Kaduna community
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed bandits have attacked Unguwan Namaje, Lukora village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing two residents and rustling an unspecified number of cattle.
Sources said the attack occurred at about 2:50 a.m. on Friday when the bandits stormed the residence of one Abdullahi Yunusa.
According to the sources, three victims were shot during the attack.
“Those fatally injured were identified as Audu Yunusa, 15, and Salisu Yunusa, 23. They sustained gunshot wounds to the stomach and were later certified dead by a doctor.
“Another victim, Isiyaku Yunusa, 25, also sustained serious gunshot injuries and is receiving treatment at Saint Gerard Hospital, Kaduna,”said the sources.
Nigerian troops were immediately mobilised to the scene, while efforts were intensified to track down the perpetrators and recover the stolen cattle.
Bandits kill two, rustle cattle in Kaduna community
Police rescue eight kidnapped victims, confirm one dead in Katsina
By: Zagazola Makama
The Police Command in Katsina State says its operatives have foiled a kidnapping attempt, rescued eight victims and confirmed the death of one person in Dandume Local Government Area.
Zagazola Makama learnt that on Friday night, yet-to-be identified armed men laid an ambush along Funtua–Mahuta road and opened fire on a moving Golf vehicle with registration number EDT 693 AA, apparently intending to kidnap the occupants.
Sources said that the driver lost control of the vehicle which veered into a farmland.
“APC patrol teams promptly responded, cordoned off the area and engaged the hoodlums in an exchange of fire, thereby rescuing eight victims unhurt,” the sources said.
The sources dded that three other passengers sustained various degrees of gunshot injuries and were rushed to General Hospital, Dandume, where one of them was later confirmed dead.
The sources further said that search and rescue operations were ongoing to trace other passengers who might have scattered into nearby farms during the attack.
Police rescue eight kidnapped victims, confirm one dead in Katsina
Troops neutralise terrorist, recover AK47 in ambush near Buni Gari
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Sector 2, Operation Hadin Kai, in collaboration with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have neutralised a terrorist in a long-range ambush around Ndoksa village near Buni Gari, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.
Sources told Zagazola Makama on Saturday that the ambush was conducted following intelligence on the movement of terrorists in the axis.
The source said the troops killed one terrorist during the operation and recovered an AK-47 rifle and two motorcycles.
“The successful ambush is part of the ongoing aggressive operations to deny terrorists freedom of movement, disrupt their logistics, and safeguard communities in the North East,” the source said.
Troops neutralise terrorist, recover AK47 in ambush near Buni Gari
Bandits kill two, rustle cattle in Kaduna community
Tanker explosion kills one in Kaduna workshop
Police rescue eight kidnapped victims, confirm one dead in Katsina
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